Egypt / Valley of the Kings

Egypt officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great majority of its estimated 80 million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Monuments in Egypt such as the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx were constructed by its ancient civilization. Its ancient ruins, such as those of Memphis, Thebes, and Karnak and the Valley of the Kings outside Luxor, are a significant focus of archaeological study. The tourism industry and the Red Sea Riviera employ about 12% of Egypt's workforce.

The economy of Egypt is one of the most diversified in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and service at almost equal production levels.

In early 2011, Egypt underwent a revolution, which resulted in the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power.

Egypt Valley of the Kings

Egypt Valley of the Kings

Egypt Valley of the Kings

Egypt Valley of the Kings

Burj Khalifa Top Pictures In 2011 Burj Khalifa: Tallest Tower in the world

Burj Khalifa In Arabic: برج خليفة‎ – Khalifa Tower, formally known as Burj Dubai
is a supertall skyscraper situated in dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). The construction of Burj khalifa tower began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the tower building officially opened on 4 January 2010.
We can watch the tower from 95 to 100 KM far away
The total budget for the Burj Khalifa construction project is about US $1.5 billion; and for the entire new “Downtown Dubai”, US $20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that the price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US $4,000 per sq ft (over US $43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US $3,500 per sq ft (over US $37,500 per m2).

Burj Khalifa Top Pictures

Burj Khalifa Top Picture

Burj Khalifa Top Pictures

Burj Khalifa Top Pictures

Burj Khalifa Top Pictures

Australia Coffs Harbour :)

Coffs Harbour is a coastal city located on the north coast of New South Wales about 540 km (340 miles) north of Sydney, 385 km (240 miles) north of Newcastle, and 440 km (275 miles) south of Brisbane. The region has a wintertime population of over 70,000 people that swells to 100,000 in the holiday seasons. Popular with people wanting to relocate from big cities to small towns on the coast or in rural areas, Coffs Harbour continues to grow at an exceptional rate, with a population projection of 80,000 by the year 2016. According to the CSIRO, Coffs Harbour has the most livable climate in Australia, and it is nestled between a high mountain backdrop and dozens of "unspoiled" beaches. Coffs Harbour's economy is based mainly on farming (of bananas), tourism, and manufacturing. The city has a campus of Southern Cross University, a public and a private hospital, several radio stations, and three major shopping centres. Coffs Harbour is near numerous National Parks, including a Marine National Park. There are multiple regular passenger flights each day to Sydney, Brisbane and Port Macquarie. Coffs Harbour is also accessible by road, by Countrylink trains, and by regular bus services.

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Coffs Harbour Swiming Pool

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dubai airport pictures

Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Dubai. The airport is operated by the Department of Civil Aviation and is the home base of Dubai's international airline, Emirates and Emirates SkyCargo; the Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East ; Emirates handles 60% of all passenger traffic, and accounts for 38% of all aircraft movements at the airport. Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier, Flydubai. As of July 2010, there are over 6,000 weekly flights operated by 130 airlines to over 220 destinations across every continent except Antarctica.

In 2010 DXB handled a record 47.2 million in passenger traffic, a 15.4% increase over the 2009 fiscal year. This made it the 13th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and the 4th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic. In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport was the 8th busiest cargo airport in world, handling 2.27 million tonnes of cargo in 2010, a 17.8% increase compared to 2009 The total number of commercial aircraft movements was 292,662 in 2010. As of May 2011, DXB is the 7th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic, and the 11th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic.

The new $4.5 billion Terminal 3 opened on 14 October 2008, and was built exclusively for the use of Emirates Airline. Concourse 3 is also part of Terminal 3, and is expected to be completed by 2012. It will be built exclusively for the Emirates Airbus A380. Terminal 3 is the single largest building in the world by floor space and brings the total capacity of the airport to over 62 million passengers and will increase to more than 80 million passengers by 2012 when Concourse 3 opens. Further extensions to Terminal 2 are also currently being made. The airport revealed its plans in May 2011, which involve construction of a new Concourse 4 which is expected to bring the total capacity of the airport to over 90 million passengers by 2018. The plan also involves Emirates solely operating from Concourse 1 along with Concourse 2 and 3 which it will already be operating.

Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central International Airport), a new 140 km2 (54 sq mi) airport that will help handle the influx of travellers well into the future. It began cargo operations on 27 June 2010 and was expected to begin passenger operations in March 2011 but has been further delayed to 2012dubai airport image

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japan tokyo city nice pics

Tokyo City a municipality in Japan and part of Tokyo-Fu which existed from May 1, 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on July 1, 1943. The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by independent special wards. The new merged government became known as Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, or ambiguously Tokyo prefecture.

In 1868, the medieval city of Edo, seat of the Tokugawa government, was renamed Tokyo, and the offices of Tokyo Prefecture (-fu) were opened. The extent of Tokyo Prefecture was initially limited to the former Edo city (15 wards listed below), but rapidly augmented to be comparable with the present Tokyo Metropolis.
Tokyo City initially did not maintain a separate mayor or city council; instead, the governor of Tokyo Prefecture served as mayor of Tokyo, and each ward had its own assembly. Tokyo began electing its own mayor in 1898 but retained ward-level legislation, which continues to this day in the special ward system. The city hall of Tokyo was located in the Yūrakuchō district, on a site now occupied by the Tokyo International Forum.
Tokyo became the second-largest city in the world (population 4.9 million) upon absorbing several outlying districts in July 1932, giving the city a total of 35 wards.

In 1943, the city was abolished and merged with Tokyo Prefecture to form the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which was functionally a part of the central government of Japan: the governor of Tokyo became a Cabinet minister reporting directly to the Prime Minister. This system remained in place until 1947 when the current structure of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was formed. This merger was similar to a consolidated city–county in the US.tokyo city japan

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African Safari Visit

African Safari Gallery

African Safari

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A safari is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists to Africa. Traditionally, the term is used for a big-game hunt, but today the term often refers to a trip taken not for the purposes of hunting, but to observe and photograph animals and other wildlife. There is a certain theme or style associated with the word, which includes khaki clothing, belted bush jackets, pith helmets or slouch hats, and animal skins—like leopard's skin.

Entering the English language in the late 19th century, the word safari means "long journey" in Swahili. Originally from the Arabic سفرة (safar) meaning a journey [1] The verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "kusafiri", the noun for the journey is "safari". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa. The person generally attributed to having used the word in English is Sir Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.[citation needed]

The Regimental March of the King's African Rifles was 'Funga Safari', literally 'Halt the March', or, in other words, stop work for the day.

Funga safari, funga safari. Funga safari, funga safari. Hamari ya nani? Hamari ya nani? Hamari ya Bwana Kapteni, Hamari ya keyaa.

Which is, in English:

Halt the march. Halt the march. On whose orders? On whose orders? On the order of the boss captain, On the order of the KAR.

On Kenya's independence from Britain, Funga Safari was retained as the Regimental March of the Kenya Rifles, successor to the K.A.R.

Today there are many operators throughout the African continent offering different levels of safari service, from lodge based tours, where clients travel between lodges or tented camps often by air, fly in safaris where clients will meet the camps and staff after travel by plane or helicopter, to the true Mobile Safari operation where the clients travel with the Guides, staff and equipment from site to site. The Mobile Safari offers guests a genuine safari experience, they are often very ecologically friendly as they allow areas to regenerate and wildlife do not become as habituated to human presence as they may with a permanent lodge or tented camp.
As a cinema genre

The safari provided countless hours of cinema entertainment in sound films from Trader Horn (1931) onwards. The safari was used in many adventure films such as the Tarzan, Jungle Jim, and Bomba the Jungle Boy film series up to The Naked Prey (1966) where Cornel Wilde, a white hunter, becomes game himself. Also, safaris and the safari genre films were parodied in the Bob Hope comedies Road to Zanzibar and Call Me Bwana. An instant 15-minute helicopter safari was shown in Africa Addio where clients are armed, flown from their hotel and landed in front of an unlucky and baffled elephant. Out of Africa has Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton travelling with Denys refusing to abandon home comforts using fine china and crystal and listening to Mozart recordings over the gramophone while on safari trip. Tourists must also have appropiate clothing such as hats, long sleeved shirts and blankets for when the night gets very cold.

Istanbul Airport Views

Istanbul Airport is officially called Atatürk International Airport, after the founder of modern Turkey - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. There are two terminals: one for international flights (A) and one for domestic flights (B). The International Terminal was opened in 2001 and is therefore quite modern.
Atatürk Airport is 24 kilometers southwest of Istanbul, in the European part. The second international airport in the city – Sabiha Gökçen International Airport – is on the other side of the Bosporus, in the Asian part. There are plans to build a new airport north of the city.
Prices are given here in the local currency, the Turkish (new) lire, €1.00 = 1.85 lire .
Local transport
Train

It is a five minute walk from the International Terminal to the metro station. The metro is a cheaper alternative than other means of transportation. A ticket only costs 1.10 lire. Route: CNR Expo Exhibition Center, Yenibosna, Ataköy/Sirinevler, Bahçelievler, Bakirköy/Incirli, Zeytinburnu (tram), Merter, Davutpasa, Terazidere, Otogar (bus station), Kartaltepe/Kocatepe, Sagmalcilar, Bayrampasa, Topkapi/Ulubatli, Emniyet/Fatih, Aksaray (tram and bus).
Car and bus

From the center of Istanbul the airport is accessible by highway E5 or by highway O1 and O2. The route to the airport is clearly indicated.

There are special shuttle buses from Havas to the center of Istanbul (Taksim square) and to the central bus station. The travel time is approximately half an hour. There are also buses going from the airport to Akmerkez (Etiler).
Car rental - Istanbul Atatürk International Airport

In the International Arrivals Hall there are counters for car rental companies: Airport Tours, Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Sixt and Ülger. You can also reserve a rental car in advance using the service EasyTerra provides, they compare the rates of several providers in a single quote.
Taxi

Taxis are outside the Arrivals Hall. A ride to the center of Istanbul takes approximately 30 minutes and costs around 20.00-30.00 lire, between midnight and 06:00 there is a surcharge of 50%.
Airport Parking

On the north side of the terminal there is a parking garage with places for more than 7,000 cars. For the first hour parking you pay 6.00 lire, for three hours 8.00 lire, for 12 hours 14.50 lire and for the whole day 20.00 lire, a week of parking costs 90.00 lire, and two weeks costs 122.00 lire.
Services
Hotels

The Istanbul International Airport Hotel (tel: +90(0)212 465 4030) has 85 rooms, a fitness center, two conference rooms and a business center. Other hotels in the area of the airport are: Radisson SAS Conference and Airport Hotel (tel: +90(0)212 475 2323), Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel (tel: +90(0)212 663 1700) and the Airport Inn Hotel (tel: +90(0)212 663 7859). For more hotels and to reserve online you can go to Booking.com, they have a large range of hotels with great internet rates.
Shops and restaurants

The airport has a good range of shops, restaurants and bars. There are five Duty Free shops and a ‘bazaar’ that is inspired by the famous Istiklal Street in Istanbul.
Baggage

In the Arrivals Hall there is a counter where you can store baggage, for a normal suitcase you pay 12.00 lire per day, and for a large suitcase you pay 15.00 lire per day. The window for lost and found items is in the International Departures Hall.
Information

There are several information counters in both terminals, besides airport information the personnel can assist with reserving a hotel room, they also have brochures for tourist sights in Istanbul.
Business

In the International Terminal there are five VIP lounges and three meeting rooms. The Tepe Conference Hall has places for a maximum of 70 people, the Akfen Conference Hall is large with places for 200 people and the F Ergokmen Hall has a capacity for 50 people. Further information is available through the general telephone number.

Business services and meeting rooms are also available in the Istanbul International Airport Hotel and in the Radisson SAS Hotel (see Hotels).
Disabled facilities

The airport is accessible for the disabled. There are wheelchair ramps, adapted elevators and restrooms. After passport control there are electrocars (tel: +90(0)212 663 2550) available for the disabled, that are for gates that are far away. For assistance you can turn to the information counters.
Other services

There are banks, money exchange offices and ATM's. There is a post office in the National Terminal as well as the International Terminal. First Aid can be called upon through the general information counters or (tel: +90 212 663 64 00, extension 707). There are also baby changing rooms and children’s play corners.

Istanbul Airport View

Istanbul Airport View

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Istanbul Airport View

Istanbul Airport View